At the annual National Russian Essay Contest, Langley students received 14 Gold, 9 Silver and 6 Bronze medals! This is one of the highest medal counts awarded to one school in the nation. The students were given two hours to write in Russian on a topic revealed to them only at the competition.
Ms. Cukierman and I are very proud of our students, and we wanted to share their names with you. Please congratulate them when you see them in your classes. Molodtsi! ~ Rhonda Salem,
Russian Language Dept.
Russian 4
gold
Celeste Saddler
Alec Shklyar
Aram Tahmassian
Polina Tamarina
silver
Lane Anderson
Jack Flatley
Sam Mayman
bronze
Michael Christopher
Sarah Kinniburgh
Margot Koppier
Tim Kostelancik
Russian 3
gold
Nadiah Elariny
Daniel Kostelancik
Alina Kuznetsovski
silver
Kevin Diner
Andrew Linden
Julia Pennington
Sarah White
bronze
Alex Blankenship
Patrick Kearney
Russian 2
gold
Alisa Bondar
Elizabeth Forward
Tiffani Najadifar
Emaad Paracha
Camille Romanowski
Sarah Salem
Adele Wheeler
silver
Claire Doody
Matthew McConnell
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Langley PTSA
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lhs on tv!
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it's academic: Langley's appearance on the TV show It's Academic will be shown on NBC4 on Sat, March 2 at 10:30 am. The TV competitors were seniors Aishvar Radhakrishnan and Ryan Cheng and captain junior Michael Sanders. Alternates were junior Matt Anderson and seniors Skye Toor and Yasmeen Mushtaq. Tune in to see them represent our school!
"The Guinness Book of World Records has recognized It's Academic as the longest-running television quiz show in the world! Winner of countless accolades, including eight Emmy Awards and three Golden Mikes, and endorsed by the National Association of School Boards, It's Academic showcases outstanding, high-achieving teenagers."
(excerpt from www.itsacademicquizshow.com).
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model u.n.
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Congratulations to Langley's Model UN team for their victory at Duke University's Model UN Conference in Durham this past weekend. Langley
solidified its national ranking among the top ten U.S. high school teams with an impressive tally of awards:
- Best Delegation: Langley High School
- Joint Crisis Committee on North Korea (US Cabinet): Mujtaba Wani - Outstanding Delegate
- Joint Crisis Committee on North Korea (South Korea Cabinet): Brendan McConnaughay - Best Delegate; Hoonie Kim - Outstanding Delegate
- Joint Crisis Committee on North Korea (China Cabinet): Grace Sununu - Best Delegate
- Bush Post-9/11 Cabinet: Greg Adams - Best Delegate
- Yemeni Cabinet: Natalie Fahlberg - Best Delegate; Cameron Davis - Honorable Mention
- Bilderberg Group: Jenna Smith - Best Delegate; Mike Gannon - Verbal Commendation
- UN Security Council: Jiho Kim - Best Delegate
- Beyond Rio (UN Conference on Sustainability): Rachel Wu and Sara Zahir - Best Delegation; Ameen Al-Dalli and Katherine Cassidy - Outstanding Delegation
- UNICEF: Shivali Marwaha and Andrew Rifken - Best Delegation; Rachel Stone and Ian Beskin - Outstanding Delegation; Sam Ashtar and Sid Chawla - Honorable Mention
- European Union: Sean Gordon and Kerry McConnaughay - Outstanding Delegation
- UN FPA (Population Fund): Danny Asztalos and Julia Pennington - Best Delegation; Arjun Dwivedy and Jennie Kim - Honorable Mention; Rachel Kim and Julie Kim - Verbal Commendation
- World Health Organization: Sahar Ghamary and Ali Farzad - Best Delegation; Zain Qazi and Ali Akbar - Outstanding Delegation; Audrey Fahlberg and Nikhil Sakhamuri - Honorable Mention
- Special Award for Best Position Paper: Greg Adams
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sports
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girls' basketball: Congratulations to Senior Jessica Stewart for making 2nd team All Liberty District and to Senior Grace Goettman on making the All Defensive team. A special thank you to our other 6 seniors for their hard work and dedication this year: Alexis Biggs, Jaclyn Detwiler, Jennie Kleinknecht, Becky Powell, Selma Pulak, and Kaelin Testa. Spring workouts will begin the first week of April. The spring workout calendar and information on the rising 9th grade league will be posted next month on the langleysports.org website.
indoor track: Logan Besougloff, Cameron Thompson and Robert Yu
will participate in the Indoor Track State Tournament in Hampton, VA, on Fri, Feb 22 and Sat, Feb 23.
swim & dive: At the 2013 VA AAA State Championships this past weekend, the boys' team finished in 37th place, and the girls team finished in 16th place. Full meet results can be found at http://www.pvswim.org/1213hs/2013VaAAAStates.html.
Please congratulate the following student-athletes for their outstanding swimming performances:
Abi Speers is the 2013 VA AAA State Champion in the 50 Free in an Automatic All-American time and set a new State Record; also placed 2nd in the 100 Free in an Automatic All-American time and set a new Langley Record!
- The boys Medley relay of Max Propp, Garrett Walsh, Will Kemmerer, and Jack Reilly placed 17th
- The girls Medley relay placed 18th
- Amy Owens placed 17th in the 200 Free
- Gretchen Roesel placed 13th in the 200 IM
- Amy Owens placed 16th in the 500 Free
- The boys 200 Free relay of Garrett Walsh, Michael Ratcliffe, Will Kemmerer, and Jack Reilly placed 16th
- The girls 200 Free relay of Katie Storch, Anne Gent, Micaela Grassi, and Abi Speers placed 17th
- Max Propp placed 18th in the 100 Back
- Fiona Muir placed 8th in the 100 Back
- Garrett Walsh placed 28th in the 100 Breast
- Gretchen Roesel placed 16th in the 100 Breast
- The girls 400 Free relay of Katie Storch, Amy Owens, Micaela Grassi, and Fiona Muir placed 13th
spring sports schedule: Schedule is posted on www.langleysports.org under "files and links." Come out and support your Saxons!
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orchestra concert 2/26
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Come hear music of Italian composers from the orchestra's recent trip to Rome! The next concert is Tue, Feb 26 in the Auditorium at 7 pm. All of the Langley HS Orchestras will be performing. The Cooper MS Symphonic Orchestra will also perform, as well as the Cooper Concert Orchestra with the Langley Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra members and their families are invited to the potluck dinner before the concert in the Cafeteria. ~ Students and families are invited to purchase tickets to the Orchestra Raffle (cash and check only, please). The raffle prizes are an SAT Prep Course from Georgetown Learning ($850 value) and a free uniform and lessons from S H Kim Tae Kwon Do ($200 value). Raffle tickets are being sold at the concert, and the raffle prizes will be drawn at the end of the concert.
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junior class coffee: Mark your calendars for Thu, Feb 28 for the next Junior Class Coffee. Director of Student Services, Sonya Williams, and Career and College Specialist, Hannah Hurlburt, will present a talk titled, "The College Application Basics & Ethics." Meet at 9:15 in the Auditorium for coffee and 9:30 for the presentation.
principal's coffee/ptsa meeting: New time at 7:30am on Wed, Feb 27 is the next Principal's Coffee/PTSA Meeting.
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shout-outs
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Many thanks to Elizabeth Trumbull, PTSA Grocery Receipts chair, for organizing the fabulous 3-Point Shoot Out between McLean Giant grocery store and LHS. Thanks also to Nancy Ayoub and Geoff Noto for their help, and especially to Fred Amico, whose spectacular basketball abilities earned LHS $1,000 from Giant Foods.
Kudos to the PTSA Hospitality Committee for the wonderful breakfast for the LHS staff prior to Touching Bases last week. Special thanks to Janie Jackson and Mary Zarella for organizing the breakfast and creating a delicious start to the day!
Kudos to the PTSA Library Committee for all its hard work and dedication this year. Catherine Kinniburgh, Nilda Stone, Nancy Collins, Sandi Robinson, Elizabeth Trumbull, Susan Talalay, Karen Megrue, and Gayle Von Seggern spent countless hours assisting our Langley teachers with copying and invaluable organization.
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a fresher lunch
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What's behind Line 2 in Langley's cafeteria? A fabulous salad bar with soft pretzel, choice of fruit, and a drink, costing only $2.75, is available every day in the cafeteria.
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parent volunteer opportunities
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ptsa positions 2013-14: You can make a difference-consider volunteering for PTSA! Contact SueAnn Morabito <rs4mor@verizon.net> or Jackie Cho <jcho@mcenearney.com>.
AP test proctors: If you can proctor any time between Mon, May 6 and Thu, May 16. Contact Jennifer Baldesare <jlbaldesare@fcps.edu>.
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upcoming events
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February
2/21 Band Concert, 7:30 pm, Auditorium
2/22 Subject Series on Math, 9:45 am, Auditorium
2/22 Last Day of English Honor Society Book Drive
2/23 Used Sports Consignment Sale, 8:30am-1:30pm, Forestville ES
2/26 "Sleep Night" event, Annandale HS, 7-9 pm
2/27 Principal's Coffee/PTSA Meeting, 7:30 am, Auditorium
2/28 Junior Class Coffee, 9:15 am, Auditorium
March
3/15 Course registration form due
3/15 College Partnership Program form due
April
4/4 Parent-Teacher Book Club, How Children Succeed, 11:30-12:30
4/25-27 All-Virginia Chorus Festival
4/27-28 Relay for Life
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